Mather in 1688, when he was in London. Portrait by John van der Spriett.
President of Harvard College (title varied)
In office 1685–1701
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John Rogers
Succeeded by
Samuel Willard (acting)
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June 21, 1639 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
Died
August 23, 1723 (aged 84) Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
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Maria Cotton Ann Cotton
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Cotton Mather
Education
Harvard College (AB) Trinity College Dublin (MA)
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Minister and author
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Increase Mather (/ˈmæðər/; June 21, 1639 Old Style[1][page needed] – August 23, 1723 Old Style) was a New England Puritan clergyman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and president of Harvard College for twenty years (1681–1701).[2] He was influential in the administration of the colony during a time that coincided with the notorious Salem witch trials.
^Mather 1961.
^Mather 1961, p. 351, "From my first being chosen president of the College (1681) to my resigning my Relation to that society (1701) was full 20 years."
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